# Why Fernando Alonso still has what it takes to be F1 champion Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/motor-sport-f1-show-with-mark-hughes-415301/why-fernando-alonso-still-has-what-it-takes-to-be-f1-champion Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/motor-sport-f1-show-with-mark-hughes-415301/why-fernando-alonso-still-has-what-it-takes-to-be-f1-champion.md Podcast: [Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/motor-sport-f1-show-with-mark-hughes-415301) Published: 2026-04-30T10:52:06+00:00 Episode link: https://go.motorsportmagazine.com/48zc2cS Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/motorsportmagazine/e/69f334568466468ab0bac4d4/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/motor-sport-f1-show-with-mark-hughes-415301/episodes/why-fernando-alonso-still-has-what-it-takes-to-be-f1-champion Duration seconds: 2207 ## Resource How old is too old for an F1 driver? Fernando Alonso says he’s ready to race on into his late forties and Mark Hughes says he still has the talent, the adaptability and the burning desire to fight for a world championship β€” in fact, in some areas, he's better than any other driver. Plus: F1 is back on track this weekend - will we see a new frontrunner after a month of frantic factory work? More from Mark Hughes and Bryn Lucas on the stories that really matter, in the latest episode of the Motor Sport F1 Show. Subscribe now for every weekly episode and tell us what you want to know from Mark. Send us a message on social media or find this podcast at https://go.motorsportmagazine.com/48zc2cS and drop your questions in the comments. He'll answer a selection of the best every week. Read Mark's column every Wednesday at https://go.motorsportmagazine.com/48zc2cS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/motor-sport-f1-show-with-mark-hughes-415301/episodes/why-fernando-alonso-still-has-what-it-takes-to-be-f1-champion/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/motor-sport-f1-show-with-mark-hughes-415301/why-fernando-alonso-still-has-what-it-takes-to-be-f1-champion.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.